Name: Crunch
Species: Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
Gender: Male
Captured: 4/16/1982
Transfers:
Marineland of the Pacific: 4/16/1982- 2/10/1987
SWC: 2/10/1987- Present
Nicknames: Crunchy, Nestle, Captain Crunch


He is thought to be in his mid 30s. He is not the healthiest dolphin, he has had skin problems, and his breathing is not the best, you can always tell when it is him breathing because he has this wheezing sound when he takes a breath. He was out at RPP until the end of October 2001 when his health was not looking too good. He was moved to animal care where he seemed to be doing really well. It was thought that he would be spending the rest of his life in AC, but on April 22, 2003, he moved back out to RPP. He spends most of his time with Scarback. He and Sharkey used to get along really well, the two of them had the kind of relationship he now has with SB. The three of them would swim together a lot. He has become a lot more interactive now that the one side of RPP is closed. He is a big sweetheart when it comes to interacting. I have had many nice interactions with him. Times he would just sit there allowing me to rub him, other times he would just want water squirted in his mouth.
Physical description: He is a large dolphin. He's light gray. He has a large head and a thick square rostrum. The tip of his rostrum is missing, from an injury. He has a nick on the right side of his mouth.
Dolphin you may be most likely to confuse him with: none

Crunch photos



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